Plants vs. Zombies:Complete Guide to the Tree of Wisdom

This guide to PvZ's Tree of Wisdom lists all the tips, tricks, and Easter eggs provided by the Tree of Wisdom when it grows high enough. Plants vs. Zombies is made even more fun with this free guide.

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Introduction - Plants vs. Zombies Tree of Wisdom

Plants vs. Zombies, Popcap’s award-winning, modified tower-defense game, contains a number of clever mini-games in addition to the primary theme game. The Tree of Wisdom serves as one of these incredibly fun mini-games, and it is also the one that has limitless play. The Tree of Wisdom becomes available in Crazy Dave’s garden in the back of his car after the Zen Garden is unlocked in Level 5-4. It can be bought for $10,000 coins.

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Growing the Tree of Wisdom

The Tree of Wisdom grows in one way. It must be fed special fertilizer bought from Crazy Dave’s garden shop for $2,500. It is found on the second page of the shop and should not be mistaken with the Zen Garden fertilizer used to make the zen garden plants grow. Each application of the tree food will make the tree grow one step and offer a bit of wisdom about the game. At specific heights the tree will also provide fun extras to enhance the game. For example, players can have zombies wearing cool shades shambling across their screen by typing ‘future’ after the Tree of Wisdom reaches 11 feet in height.

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The Tree’s Wisdom (1-15 feet)

The following list contains spoilers for the Tree of Wisdom. Please do not read further if you wish to unlock them for yourself. The tree gives wisdom from level 1 to level 48. After level 48 it only gives wisdom at very specific heights.

The tallness of Tall-nuts earns widespread acclaim due to their effectiveness vs. Dolphin Riders and Pogo Zombies.

The explosive force of a Cherry Bomb is more than capable of dislodging a ladder from a wall-nut.

It's tempting to feed all your chocolate to Stinky the Snail. He's such a chocolate hog. But remember: zen garden plants like chocolate too!

Torchwood fire is hotter than rage, but Zombonis, screen doors, ladders and catapults can take the heat.

If you rely on upgrade plants in Survival endless, be acutely aware that they get more expensive the more you have on your lawn.

The Imps in I, Zombie seem weak. But they're speedy and great for fetching that last brain when you've cleared the rest of the opposition.

If you type 'tricked out,' don't be surprised if you see something wacky happen to your lawnmowers.

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Conclusion

The Tree of Wisdom will actually continue to give wisdom at levels 100, 500 and 1,000. After it reaches 1,000 feet, it will no longer give any further wisdom for Plants vs. Zombies, but it will continue to grow if fed more fertilizer. More spoilers follow here, so skip to the bottom if you do not want to see them.

100 feet: Hey, I'm 100 feet tall! Celebrate with me by typing 'daisies' to get the zombies to leave tiny daisies behind when they die.

500 feet : Whoa! I'm 500 feet tall! this calls for some dancing! type 'dance' to get the zombies to boogie on down!

These codes do not work until the Tree of Wisdom has reached the appropriate height. The key to growing the Tree of Wisdom is making lots and lots of coin. Since Crazy Dave runs out of things to sell fairly quickly into the second round of Adventure Play, players will eventually have nothing to spend their money on besides fertilizer and tree food. Please note that only one "extra" option can be turned on at a single time. For example, if the "future" option is turned on and the zombies have glasses, they will not create daisies when they die. To turn off a feature, simply type the code again.